Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has come out to set the record straight on the issue of funds allocation to his office as a retirement package.
Speaking through his office communication secretary Kanze Dena noted that the government of the day was lying in its report of a fully furnished office and brand new cars complete with fueling financed by the state.
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According to Kanze, vehicles Uhuru was using were not new and accused the State House of blocking fuel cards for the motorcade.
“The statement that the former President enjoys a fully furnished and maintained office of his choice provided by the government is incorrect. To date, the office matter has never been addressed and has never been resolved.”
Adding further, Kanze said that Uhuru is using the same cars that he left with during the September 2022 handover ceremony. He was later allocated two Toyota Land Cruisers, one Mercedes Benz and one Range Rover for his personal use which were not new.
However, shockingly, Kanze said that the state has been intimidating and threatening Uhuru Kenyatta’s staff members through phone calls running as late as midnight.
“There is also the issue of Unceremonious withdrawal and intimidation of staff via phone calls at midnight. We have provided a list of staff serving in the office of the retired President and we would also like to clarify that the list Mr. Mwaura presented in his statement had the wrong tally.”
In addition, Out of Sh655 million allocated to the office in the 2022/2023 financial year, the office now claims they received only Sh28 million. However, In the Financial Year 2023/24, which is coming to an end, the office was allocated Sh503 million but nothing has so far been released.
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Kanze has further lamented that the state has also failed to renew her contract as Director of Communications in Uhuru’s office and that of a colleague and no explanation has ever been given to them.